The

Scottish Women's Football League The Scottish Women's Football League (SWFL) is a group of women's football divisions in Scotland. The league is owned and managed by Scottish Women's Football (SWF), an affiliated body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). Following on from ...

Second Division (SWFL 2) was a division in the

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pyramid between 1999 and 2019. The third league tier from 1999 to 2015, it later became the fourth tier. Its top teams won promotion to the SWFL First Division. The Second Division began as a single national division, but became three regional divisions in 2008–09, the North, East and West. It was further enlarged in 2012 to four divisions. From 2016 to 2019, SWFL 2 had forty clubs in four regional divisions. The champions of each division were eligible to enter play-offs for promotion to the First Division. In 2020,

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replaced the First Division with the

SWF Championship The Scottish Women's Football Championship is the third league tier of women's football in Scotland. Founded in 2020, the Championship replaced the SWFL First Division (SWFL 1). The Championship was played in North and South divisions for three ...

, and the Second Division took the existing name of the

. The SWFL is now a standalone 'Recreational' league with multiple regional divisions, resembling the former Second Division, but now with no regular promotion or relegation.

History

The Second Division was initially a single national competition, played as a double round-robin.

Champions

National division champions – league level 3: *1999-00: Forfar Farmington *2000–01: Hamilton Athletic *2001–02: Hawkcraig United *2002–03: Falkirk L.F.C. *2003–04: Arsenal North *2004–05: Inverness City *2005–06:

Buchan Buchan is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland, bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers. It was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas of Aberdeenshire. Etymology The ge ...

*2006–07:

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*2007–08: Celtic Reserves Regional division champions – league level 3: *2008–09: South-West / West: Glasgow City Reserves *2008–09: South-East / Central Musselburgh Windsor *2009: South-West / West Troon *2009: South-East / East / Central Airdrie United Regional division champions – league level 4:

Seasons

1999–2008

In the season 2000–01, Hamilton Athletic finished top of the 10-team national Second Division. *Arthurlie *Falkirk *GC Wellpark *Hamilton Athletic *Inverness Caledonian Thistle *Inverurie Utd *Livingston *Middlefield WSC *Preston * Whitehill Welfare Falkirk Ladies had won promotion from the SWFL Third Division in 1999–2000, and they became the Second Division champions in 2002–03, ahead of Dundee City and Civil Service Strollers. Falkirk sealed the title with late-season wins over St. Johnstone away and Dundee City at

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. In 2005–06, the top teams in the division were champions Buchan Girls, Crichton, Cowdenbeath, Arsenal North 2nd LFC and Thistle LFC. Cowdenbeath won the 2006–07 championship. 2007–08 was the last season of the national SWFL Second Division. The member clubs were: * Celtic 'B' *Dundee City *Dunfermline Athletic *East Kilbride Thistle * Hamilton Academical 'B' *Kemnay * F.C. Kilmarnock *Paisley Saints *Maryhill *Tynecastle

2008–2012

After the switch to the three regional divisions (North, East and West) in 2008–09, the Second Division's member clubs were: North: *Aberdeen University *Buchan *Dee Vale *Aberdeen University *Buchan *Dons Ladies *Dee Vale *Dundee City *Dundee University *Forfar Farmington Lassies *Glendale Ladies *Kemnay *Monifieth *SLB Harriers *Stonehaven Ladies West: *Airdrie United (replaced Clyde LFC after two matches) *Glasgow City Reserves *Glasgow Ladies B *Glasgow University * Hamilton Accies 'B' *Linwood Rangers *Loudon *Maryhill *Paisley Saints *Team Strathclyde *Troon * F.C. Kilmarnock withdrew before the season started East: *

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*Dunfermline Athletic * East Fife * Hibernian B *

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*Murieston United *Musselburgh Windsor * Spartans B *Stenhousemuir Ladies * St. Johnstone The Scottish women's football divisions used the autumn–spring season calendar until 2008–09. From the season 2009, they switched to a summer schedule (March–November). The three-division system continued with the new schedule, in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Owing to an influx of new clubs, for the 2012 season the Second Division East was split into two separate East and South-East divisions. The East division was now based around Fife and Tayside while the South-East division was centred on Edinburgh and the Lothians. Hearts, Hibernian 1875, Falkirk FC and a Spartans Reserve team moved from the East division to the South East in 2012. Boroughmuir Thistle, Football Club of Edinburgh, Leith Athletic, Musselburgh Windsor and Seton Ladies were new clubs. 2011 North champions Buchan Ladies were promoted to the

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while Dundee City and Forfar Farmington Blues transferred to the East. New clubs were a Buchan Ladies Youth side, Turriff United and Dee Ladies, part of the Dee Boys Club set-up.

2013

Member clubs in the 2013 season:

North Division

No clubs accepted promotion from the 2012 North competition, with champions Stonehaven and runners-up Dee Vale competing again in 2013. Luthermuir were transferred from the Second Division East where they played in 2012. Elgin City were formerly known as Moray Ladies. * Aberdeen LFC Development,

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* Aberdeen LFC Reserves * Buchan Ladies Youth,

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* Dee Ladies,

* Dee Vale,

Maryculter Maryculter () or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of Peterculter, and the B979 road runs through Maryculter. Maryculter House Hotel lies slight ...

* Elgin City,

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* Kemnay,

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* Luthermuir * Stonehaven,

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* Turriff United,

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East/Central Division

2012 champions Dunfermline Athletic and runners-up East Fife Ladies were promoted to the SWFL First Division, however both clubs entered reserve sides in the Second Division in 2013. East Fife added the suffix Violet after linking up with Cupar Violet GFC. Raith Rovers were relegated from the 2012 First Division. Falkirk FC were transferred from the South East Division while Stenhousemuir arrived from the West Division. Tayside Ladies, a senior section of Celtic Girls (Tayside), entered for the first time. Arbroath CSC and Monifieth who resigned during the 2012 season did not return. * Dundee City,

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* Dunfermline 2013,

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* East Fife Violet,

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* Falkirk FC,

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* Falkirk LFC Reserves * Forfar Farmington Ladies * Jeanfield Swifts,

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* Raith Rovers,

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* Stenhousemuir,

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* Tayside Ladies,

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South East Division

2012 champions Hearts were promoted to the SWFL First Division but entered a development side in the Second Division in 2013. Edinburgh Caledonia, Hutchison Vale Reserves and Murieston United Reds were new clubs. * Boroughmuir Thistle * Edinburgh Caledonia,

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* FC Edinburgh Ladies,

* Hearts Development * Hibernian Development * Hutchison Vale Reserves * Leith Athletic,

* Murieston United Reds, Livingston * Musselburgh Windsor,

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* Seton Ladies,

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* Spartans Reserves

West/South West Division

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Reserves withdrew to play in a new development league. * Claremont,

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* Dumfries,

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* Glasgow Girls,

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* Hamilton Caledonian,

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* Irvine Thistle,

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* Kilwinning Development * Mill United,

* Stranraer,

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* Viewfield Rovers,

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* Whitburn, Whitburn

2017

The following teams played in the SWFL Second Division during the 2017 season. As well as first teams, the SWFL structures also incorporated a number of development or youth teams of other SWPL and SWFL clubs. North: *Buchan Youth *Buckie Ladies *Deveronvale *Moray Ladies *Ross County *Stonehaven *Turriff United West: *Ayr United *Bishopton *Dumbarton United * F.C. Kilmarnock 23s *

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*Morton *Pollok United *Queen of the South *Rutherglen *St Roch'sWithdrew during the season, results removed *Stranraer *United Glasgow *Westerlands B Central: *Airdrie *Blackburn United *Broxburn Athletic Colts *Cumbernauld Colts Development *East Kilbride Girls *Glasgow Girls Development * Hamilton Academical Development *Hawick United *Linlithgow Rose * Motherwell Development *Murieston United *Stenhousemuir East: *Bayside *Dundee City *East Fife Violet *Edinburgh Caledonia *Edinburgh South * Forfar Farmington Ladies *Hutchison Vale Development *Letham * Montrose *Raith Rovers *Seton Ladies * Spartans Development

2019

Member clubs in the 2019 season: North/East: *Buchan Youth *Dryburgh Athletic *Dundee City *Dunfermline Athletic U21s *East Fife Development *Forfar Farmington Women *Granite City Ladies *Jeanfield Swifts Women *Moray *Westdyke Thistle Ladies ''Details:'' South East/Central: *Airdrie Ladies *Blackburn United Development *Borders Ladies *Edinburgh Caledonia FC *Falkirk *Lothian *Murieston United *Musselburgh Windsor *Stenhousemuir *Stirling University Development ''Details:'' West/Central: *Bishopton *BSC Glasgow *Clyde FC *Glasgow Girls U23s *Motherwell Development *Pollok United *Renton Craigandro Ladies *St Mirren WFC *United Glasgow *West Park United ''Details:'' West/South West: *Annan Athletic Ladies FC *Clark Drive Ladies *East Kilbride Thistle Ladies *Gleniffer Thistle *Kilwinning *Mid Annandale Ladies *Morton Women *Rutherglen *Stewarton United Ladies *Stranraer Ladies ''Details:''

References

External links

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